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Kelly Clarkson kicks off this compilation with \"Miss Independent,\" a catchy ditty in which a young woman learns how to sacrifice her independence for love, delivered with the \"American Idol\" sweetheart's signature breathy histrionics. Offerings by artists as diverse as Santana, Fabolous, Sean Paul, Uncle Kracker, Jewel, and Luther Vandross follow.

Is it any good?

The strong points of TOTALLY HITS 2003 are Avril Levine's delightful "SK8ER BOI" (a young woman rejects the high school geek only to regret it later when he becomes a rock star) and Luther Vandross's heart-tugger, "Dance With My Father," beautifully written and exquisitely performed. In "Into You," by Fabolous (featuring Tania), the singer imagines taking his sweetie on a shopping spree--a sweet and dreamy fantasy with lots of duet chemistry. The most startling lyric is the peculiar phrasing of Simple Plan's "Addicted." ("I'm a-dic..addicted to you" sounds like, well, you know.) But this is a clean collection of popular hits, family-safe if a little boring at times.

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